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OpenStudy (anonymous):

integrate

OpenStudy (cggurumanjunath):

q plz

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\int\limits_{0}^{\infty} e ^{-x ^{2}}dx\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

check your integration bounds, are they correct?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Then you have to change to a geometric approach for this problem, have you done that before in polar coordinates?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The trick works as follows: \[I= \int_0^\infty e^{-x^2}dx \] such that: \[\Large I^2=\int_0^{\infty}\int_0^\infty e^{-x^2-y^2}dxdy \] which you can express in polar coordinates as: \[\Large I^2=\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\int_0^\infty r e^{-r^2}drd\theta \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but you must know how to evaluate polar coordinates to complete this exercise.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

never mind, but thanks!

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